Human Physiology
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781259864629
Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 14, Problem 43RA
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The comparison of rate of blood flow through two vessels when the pressure and viscosity of the blood are constant.
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The blood flow in the circulatory system depends on the difference between the pressures of the two ends of circulatory system. The length as well as radius of the vessel affects the blood flow. The blood vessels are the channels through which blood is carried to various parts of the body.
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